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(67,109 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)RKP5637
(67,109 posts)place. Then, they calm down ... next loud boom and they take off again. Yep, they wake up at night, and this time for sure! LOL!
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)I hate fireworks
CountAllVotes
(20,875 posts)and I was born on this day, yes I was and I fuckin' hate it!
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)Moostache
(9,895 posts)Compared to the current state of affairs, it doesn't sound so bad...
thucythucy
(8,066 posts)I've got all the windows closed, music and fans running, and she's still freaked, poor thing.
Rhiannon12866
(205,429 posts)mucifer
(23,547 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,771 posts)mucifer
(23,547 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(14,854 posts)Not really, but it's very loud here.
htuttle
(23,738 posts)...though without the vomit and horseshit overtones, thankfully.
Turbineguy
(37,337 posts)the Battle of the Somme here too.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)My kitty has his thundershirt on.
It's helping. He can relax on the cat tree now.
Before he was hiding.
Seems there are fewer booms.
central scrutinizer
(11,650 posts)The fireworks used to start at least a week before the fourth. Really big aerial bombs. You could feel the concussion. The big illegal stuff could be purchased at the tribal reservations in Washington state. But with travel so curtailed this year, maybe people didnt go? Whatever the reason, its a nice change.
hunter
(38,315 posts)Every couple of minutes huge bangs followed by car alarms.
The smaller stuff is continuous.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,719 posts)I suppose that because the usual displays they've put on in the parks have been canceled, all the amateurs are out blowing stuff up in their back yards. Fortunately my cat seems unperturbed.
yellowdogintexas
(22,256 posts)Fort Worth has a report fireworks hotline and website. Our whole NextDoor population in this area is reporting.